Nagai Seichiku
From a single bamboo stalk — changing the scenery of daily life.
Founded in Beppu, Oita in 1908 — the hot-spring town. Nagai Seichiku is a maker handling bamboo material and bamboo-processed goods. Material is Oita Prefecture-grown bamboo. Selecting strong, flexible stalks — craftsmen carefully tailor each one. Rather than uniformly arranging like glued material — leveraging each bamboo's expression and flavor as-is is the strength. Starting with bamboo tumblers fitting the hand — plus moso bamboo "bamboo rice canteen" and turner, bamboo speaker, and benches using madake bamboo — tools that slip naturally into living are assembled. Also clear in the stance of contributing to sustainable society building through protecting the bamboo industry. Because it's a material accompanying nature — daily handling is also gentle. Enjoy life with bamboo lightly. Reliable too that you can consult on weekdays 9:00-17:00 when troubled.
Why We Love It
Start with the Nagai Tumbler to enjoy bamboo's lightness and natural texture in your hand. Then try the bamboo rice-cooking set — using bamboo for cooking, serving, and eating makes the table feel cohesive. For music fans, try the bamboo speaker — pairing the simplicity of just sliding in your phone. For outdoors or veranda, adding a folding bench is also nice. While being careful of humidity and dryness — place bamboo in a well-ventilated location. With just this, the relationship becomes much easier.
PROFILE About the Company / Workshop
Nagai Seichiku is a bamboo-material and bamboo-processing maker founded in 1908 in Beppu, Oita. The base is Hikarimachi, Beppu City — accepting inquiries on weekdays from 9:00 to 17:00 (closed on weekends and holidays). Beppu is known as a hot spring town — and a place where bamboo craft culture also takes root. In that land — handling bamboo material — continuing work translating bamboo into living tools. A company turning bamboo's "strength" and "flexibility" into daily touch.
They use Oita Prefecture-grown strong, flexible bamboo. At Nagai Seichiku — skilled craftsmen carefully tailor each bamboo product. Rather than arranging into uniform expression like glued material — handling each one's expression and node appearance as "flavor" is the characteristic. From the moment of holding — a sensation arises that no two are the same. A symbolic item is "Nagai Tumbler" — quietly feeling the beauty born from one bamboo in your hand.
The fun of the lineup is being able to choose by living scene. The bamboo rice canteen set uses moso bamboo (Oita-grown) — with bamboo paddle and bamboo spoon included with the canteen (90mm diameter x 240mm length, 560cc capacity). The bamboo speaker is also moso bamboo — with phone slot width 75mm or less as guideline — even use conditions are clear. The bench (mini size) is madake bamboo (Oita-grown) — with sizes and folded height also shown — practical as a tool shines.
In SDGs initiatives — raising contribution to sustainable society through protecting the bamboo industry. From improving bamboo product presence and spreading lifestyles using bamboo, to contribution to environmental issues like bamboo damage — looking at material backgrounds. Meanwhile, also cherishing the premise that bamboo is "a living thing" — concretely handling: caution against mold from humidity and cracking from dryness, plus alcohol wipe-off when mold appears. The distance for making natural materials into daily partners is properly arranged.
The "one bamboo" idea
Making daily goods by making one whole bamboo an ally. The motto-like phrase of Nagai Seichiku is "beauty made from one bamboo / environmental awareness it changes / traditional culture it connects." Giving form to that thinking is the "Nagai Tumbler" carefully tailored by skilled craftsmen one by one. When held — bamboo's expression itself becomes "individuality."
Oita Prefecture-grown bamboo — by type
Material is Oita Prefecture-grown bamboo. For example, the bamboo rice canteen set is moso bamboo (Oita-grown) — with everything from canteen, rice paddle, to spoon all bamboo. The turner and bamboo speaker also use moso bamboo. The bench (mini size) is made from madake bamboo (Oita-grown) — material differences are clear too. When "what it's made of" can be seen — even the time of choosing becomes pleasant.
Bamboo is a living thing. So, easy to handle
Bamboo is a living thing. Caution is needed against mold in humidity, cracking in dryness. For bamboo speakers and turners — there's also guidance to wipe off with alcohol spray when mold appears, before it enters inside bamboo. The bamboo rice canteen — if unopened, with packaging containing oxygen absorber — storage guideline of 6 months to 1 year is shown — easy to choose as a gift too.
SDGs looking even at material backgrounds
In SDGs initiatives — clearly stating the stance of contributing to sustainable society building through protecting the bamboo industry. From regional industry promotion through improving the presence of bamboo products, spreading lifestyles using the sustainable material "bamboo," to contribution to environmental issues like bamboo damage — looking even at material backgrounds.